Getting a Taste of Spoken Word

Well I thought we didn't have to post last week since we didn't have class or a reading response, so I apologize.

I am almost burned out of blogging about my internship as well just because I have been doing mostly the same thing, writing press releases. The only difference is the amount I have to write now. What used to be 2-3 press releases have switched to 4-5, and at times, I receive emails when I'm not at work asking if I can write/ start one. This actually doesn't bother me to work at home (if absolutely needed) because I do want to demonstrate to my supervisor that I am serious and willing to put an effort. The reason behind this is that if I don't get accepted into a grad school program for the fall, I hope to work my way into GRPS.

On another boring day of writing press releases, my supervisor surprised me with an exciting task and asked if I would like to sit on his interviews with two different news stations, Fox 17 and WZZM 13. I didn't have to say anything to the reporters and I sat in the corner just to observe. The interview was about a terrible situation that happened with one of the GRPS high schools. Three star members from the Varsity football team were arrested for burglary. Not only are they the stars on the team, the last football game was on Saturday and if the school won, they would win the entire OK Conference. It was very interesting to see how my supervisor handled each interview and how the reporters' tones were different. My supervisor explained in both interviews that GRPS will follow through with all precautions until they are proven not guilty, which means they will be kicked off the team and possibly suspended from the school (they would have to attend an alternative school). This should be a learning experience for the other students and that GRPS will continue to support the students in any way they can.

As for the reporters, the woman from WZZM 13 had a very disapproving attitude. She seemed to only focus on the negative aspects of the situation and predetermined the students are guilty. The woman from Fox 17 actually interviewed students from the schools asking about the players and discovered that they were actually good kids who didn't get into trouble. The interview was very warm and she even seemed to be affected by the situation. I'm sure that night, the same stories were presented in two different manners.